Problems in the organization of care for patients with adult congenital heart disease

Archives of Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 103, Issue 6-7, 2010, Pages 411-415

  Meijboom, Folkert ^a   Mulder, Barbara ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cardiac surgery; Congenital heart disease; Health care networks

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL CARE; MORBIDITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; REVIEW;

ADULT; CARDIAC CARE FACILITIES; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; PREVALENCE;

EID: 77956705357     PISSN: 18752136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acvd.2010.03.010     Document Type: Review

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